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raoul castro and president obama on the same stage when our two countries 90 miles apart had no interactions, renewed disputes over banking regulations that made temporarily at least, until today, the consulate had to shut down because they couldn't get access to bank under the security guideline. the security challenge not only for south africans but american officials, must be quite a security nightmare for all concerned. >> reporter: the south africans have pointed out they hosted the world cup here a number of years ago. this event is nothing like any other. and yes, there are literally thousands upon thousands of soldiers and security forces who are going to be on duty here. unclear what that will all amount to. in addition to soccer stadium there are also three or four other stadiums in the johannesburg area where there will be huge crowds, people watching events on giant screen tvs. i imagine there will be people in the streets everywhere. yes, a security -- very, very complicated security situation. while we've been here, things have been very calm and peaceful. i have not seen any s
raoul castro and president obama on the same stage when our two countries 90 miles apart had no interactions, renewed disputes over banking regulations that made temporarily at least, until today, the consulate had to shut down because they couldn't get access to bank under the security guideline. the security challenge not only for south africans but american officials, must be quite a security nightmare for all concerned. >> reporter: the south africans have pointed out they hosted the...
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and the significance of this stadium and what we have on the agenda for the rest of the week as the country is observing this celebration of nelson mandela's life. >> reporter: well, thomas, one of the most powerful moments that i saw and will remember is after president obama's speech when he went and greeted the mandela family. we saw nelson mandela's widow, one of the first times we've seen her since his passing last thursday and one of the first times we've seen her since his long illness dating pack to june leading up to this moment. she's a woman with such grace, dignity, class, elegance, that was a very telling image for me. the two obviously have a rapport, which is very, very telling. also winnie mandela there, nelson mandela's former wife and other members of the mandela clan, which is a huge family. tens of thousands of people were in this magnificent stadium, and although there was rain and the crowds were smaller than expected, there was still just a huge powerful emotional event. also world leaders from as many as 90 different countries, which is unprecedented, including four
and the significance of this stadium and what we have on the agenda for the rest of the week as the country is observing this celebration of nelson mandela's life. >> reporter: well, thomas, one of the most powerful moments that i saw and will remember is after president obama's speech when he went and greeted the mandela family. we saw nelson mandela's widow, one of the first times we've seen her since his passing last thursday and one of the first times we've seen her since his long...
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i was struck by the moment when president obama greeted his wife. the reality of south africa and his life now. remember, he was elected president 20 years ago next april, but now this country has 25 to 30% unemployment, poverty in the black community, yawning depth between the haves and have not. the president took to the podium this afternoon. there are many people that feel not only has not done nelson mandela but the country has fallen far short of where it should be given mandela's dream for the nation. there's a small group of wealthy class who are middle class, upper middle class, a significant white population here that controls wealth and economy and business community nittany lion country but there are still millions and millions of poor black africans who have not seen much change in their life during the 19 or 20 years of democracy. a number of speakers were referencing how there was so much more work internationally but also here in south africa many were saying as well. there was some difference between mandela's dream and reality here
i was struck by the moment when president obama greeted his wife. the reality of south africa and his life now. remember, he was elected president 20 years ago next april, but now this country has 25 to 30% unemployment, poverty in the black community, yawning depth between the haves and have not. the president took to the podium this afternoon. there are many people that feel not only has not done nelson mandela but the country has fallen far short of where it should be given mandela's dream...
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the upper 10% of americans is making 50% of the income in the country. all of those solutions are incredibly difficult to stomach. they mean increasing the minimum wage which in turn may mean more expensive goods for americans. it means reducing executive compensation, which means pissing off a lot of very powerful people. it means things like increasing revenues, which obviously is a very hard sell. >> i came from cnbc, and when they talk about redistribution of wealth, they literally break out in hives and that's the type of thing. is that the only thing that can accomplish closing the gap? is that really -- you have to just do that? or are there other things like what bill clinton did with welfare to workers, some other things that could maybe do other than just that? >> i think that a robust welfare state can actually create a safety net for people and that can allow people to pull themselves up out of the bottom percentage points we're talking about but all of those have acute costs associated with them. so americans need to balance when they talk a
the upper 10% of americans is making 50% of the income in the country. all of those solutions are incredibly difficult to stomach. they mean increasing the minimum wage which in turn may mean more expensive goods for americans. it means reducing executive compensation, which means pissing off a lot of very powerful people. it means things like increasing revenues, which obviously is a very hard sell. >> i came from cnbc, and when they talk about redistribution of wealth, they literally...
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. >> we have to not constantly assume that it's not possible for iran, like any country, to change over time. it may not be likely. you know, if you asked me, what is the likelihood we're able to arrive at the end state i was just describing earlier, i wouldn't say that it's more than 50/50. but we have to try. >> joining me now is democratic senator benn cardin. >> pleasure to be with you. >> let's talk about the president. he's putting the chances of success at about 50/50. where do you put it? >> well, it's difficult to have a lot of confidence in what iran is doing. we know that they are still proceeding with a nuclear weapons program. we now have this interim agreement. we have to make sure that it is carried out to the letter and that there's negotiations to an agreement that would eliminate iran's capacity to enrich uranium to a nuclear fuel capacity for a weapon. and that's the challenge. as the president pointed out, we're going to have to be very cautious. we certainly shouldn't ease up the pressure we have on iran today. >> president rouhani told his parliament today, sir, th
. >> we have to not constantly assume that it's not possible for iran, like any country, to change over time. it may not be likely. you know, if you asked me, what is the likelihood we're able to arrive at the end state i was just describing earlier, i wouldn't say that it's more than 50/50. but we have to try. >> joining me now is democratic senator benn cardin. >> pleasure to be with you. >> let's talk about the president. he's putting the chances of success at about...
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and we talked with president obama about a new cooperation. now it's not only drugs and how to combat violence and terrorism, but also how to work together helping other countries, central america and the caribbean islands. the problems we had in the past. we learned and now we are using knowledge to help them. we disagreed on one fundamental issue. >> this is by the way a very important fundamental issue to disagree with. i hear you say, mika, that everything is going so swimmingly well and yet this is the most penitentiary thing for the good people of columbia and many of us in america. what is that issue. >> i hope you two are in synch. >> that is who is going to win in the world cup. the u.s. team or the columbian team. i told president obama i hope we don't win in the first round. we have to, i'm sorry to say, eliminate the u.s. >> congratulations on qualifying. let's talk about the peace talks. they have caused so much havoc in your society and your culture. the u.s. has been involved in some peace talks. where are we moving? anything po
and we talked with president obama about a new cooperation. now it's not only drugs and how to combat violence and terrorism, but also how to work together helping other countries, central america and the caribbean islands. the problems we had in the past. we learned and now we are using knowledge to help them. we disagreed on one fundamental issue. >> this is by the way a very important fundamental issue to disagree with. i hear you say, mika, that everything is going so swimmingly well...
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and now president barack obama will take to the stage and the will remember nelson mandela himself. we're going to take his remarks live as he greets people and makes his way to the stage. this moment is so poignant because, of course, the president spoke of his personal connection with nelson mandela moments after he died over the weekend at the age of 95 years old. >> julianna, willie geist was talking about how the white house reacted after mandela's death, it wasn't just -- they didn't just paint by numbers, kou tell that this really was a very personal connection that president obama felt with nelson mandela. >> that's right. i think of all the speeches that the president has given on a personal level this is the most important for him and it's my understanding that he spent a lot of time on his own crafting this speech and thinking about it. look, when we were in south africa in june we were waiting for any moment to get word that mandela had passed away. he was gravely ill at the time. this is something the president has been thinking about obviously for years and years. what
and now president barack obama will take to the stage and the will remember nelson mandela himself. we're going to take his remarks live as he greets people and makes his way to the stage. this moment is so poignant because, of course, the president spoke of his personal connection with nelson mandela moments after he died over the weekend at the age of 95 years old. >> julianna, willie geist was talking about how the white house reacted after mandela's death, it wasn't just -- they...